ANDALUSIAN ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH & INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION.
Engineering School. University of Seville

2009/

AICIA

ANNUAL REPORT

Presentation
by the President
In 2009 world economy suffered the
greatest recession in recent history and
the first worldwide global crisis that
mainly affected developing countries
and this depression was not compensated for by the better performance of
the so called emergent countries. The
world Gross Domestic Product fell by
0.9% and world commerce of goods
and services was reduced by 12.3%.
In Spain the GDP fell by 3.6% (in the
previous trading year it had increased
by 1.2%) with all branches of activity
presenting negative variations (except
non market services).
In the fourth quarter, the inter-annual fall
for industry was 11%. Even though the
economic indicators improved in the
second part of the year due mainly to
the fiscal incentives put into practice by
governments, these “green shoots” did
not mark a sustainable growth tendency. The strong public intervention in-

creased the fiscal deficit and sovereign
debt but did not manage to encourage
private consumption nor boost the
employment market. Credit has still not
reached firms. At the end of the year
the dilemma is still whether to continue
or not the fiscal incentives.
In the same way as the public sector
had, later, to put into practice measures
of fiscal adjustment, firms began to
reduce their outlays and adapt to the
new state of the markets. However, the
strategy of governments and industry
has been to maintain, whenever possible, the spending affecting those elements basic to emerge from the crisis,
mainly the I+D+i, as well as externalising the solution of technical problems
and development projects. This, in part,
explains the good results obtained in
2009 by the “F. de Paula Rojas” Association for Research and Industrial
Cooperation of Andalusia (AICIA).
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Even so, total income passed from
16.61 million Euros in 2008 to 14.66
million in 2009 corresponding to 161
works, of these 91 were I+D+i projects,
81 of which contracted with firms. There
were 48 “Studies and Consultancies”
and the rest were “Courses and Workshops” and “Studies, analysis, evaluations and reports”. The number of firms
contracted with AICIA has reached 227.
Regarding the geographic distribution
of clients with billing over 3,000 Euros,
59% are from Andalusia, 38% from the
rest of Spain. The first seven private clients represent a third of the income from
services rendered, although the Central
Spanish Administration is still the first
with the Andalusian Local Government in
twenty second position (the fifth in 2008),
behind the European Union.
As always, AICIA clients are firms with a
strong technological base (even some
“spin offs” coming from AICIA´s own
activity) situated in priority branches in
the strategies proposed by governments
for change in the productive model and
with innovation leverage as transversal
type policy.
As well as the “productive” activities,
AICIA continues its training schemes
with personnel from the work teams and
especially with the grant policy which
it has had right from the start. In 2009
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there were 573 grant holders, 258 of
these carry out work experience in firms
organised by the Engineering School;
the amount of grants has been over two
million Euros with an average of 3,597
Euros per grant. The research grants
authorised by the University of Seville
are still very popular, there are 30 in all.
There are 1,024 people (grant holders,
teachers, technicians, administration
staff and technical assistants) carrying
out the activities of the Association, representing an amount of 7.5 million Euros.
Other than research, productive and
teaching activities, AICIA continues
to contribute to Seville University with
monetary transfers and contributions of
tangible assets according to the Agreement in vigour. In 2009, tangible assets
to the amount of 349,961 Euros have
been incorporated to the University, representing a 70% increase with respect to
2008 with 7.33 million Euros accrued at
the end of the year. Total transfers made
in 2009 reached 826,998 Euros, with an
accrued amount of 13.22 million Euros.
The monetary result of the activities
described can be seen in the Annual
Accounts and the Memory of the financial year of 2009 included here and they
provide a faithful picture of the economic
and financial situation of AICIA in 2009,
and also they give an idea of the administrative work inherent to the man-

agement of the Association, efficiently
carried out by the Managing Director and
his team of collaborators. The accounts
are formulated according to that established by the General Accountancy Plan
of 1st January 2008 and have been duly
audited. Even though the accountancy
information is quite clear and self explanatory, I think it is worthwhile here to point
out certain aspects.
Operating incomes were 14.19 million Euros and expenses were 13.94,
decreasing 15.72% with respect to the
previous exercise. 85% of the income
corresponds to private funds and the
rest to public funds. Financial incomes
represent only 1% of the total, reaching
155,015 Euros. 41.2% of expenses are
for Personnel and 33.98% corresponds
to the variation in Reserves. As usual,
this variation is influenced by the growth
in the debt in favour of the work teams
for amounts invoiced but not received,
and it is affected by both the billing
and by the delays in payment by some
clients. AICIA lays the percentage of administration costs on the actual facture
which can have an effect on the relation
between income and costs corresponding to the administration structure.
The total revenue of the AICIA administration was 1,671,244 Euros, part of
which was assigned as transfer to Seville
University and the Engineering School

according to the signed Agreement, so
that 649,785 Euros were strictly administration costs which represent 4.2% of
operating expenses.
The result of the financial year after
expenses was 47.495 Euros which have
been incorporated in the stockholders’
equity.
With regard to cash flow, the ready
money at the end of the year reached
3,015,880, as can be seen in the Balance treasury, 9,661,112 Euros being
short term investments, with a 10.84%
increase showing the good liquidity of
the Association.
In the Balance sheet the working assets
are 97.44% of the total as corresponds
to the active management character of
AICIA which transfers inventory material
to the University once redeemed and
with zero boot value, and the debts account reaches 38% of the total assets.
In the liabilities, the Various Creditors
account maintained with the Departments is 54% of the total, the Net Worth
reaching 486,581 Euros.
In March 2010, FEDIT placed AICIA
second in the ranking evaluating income
for I+D in National contracts, and in third
place in relation to productivity on a national level. The Association continues to
participate widely and intensely in institu-

tions. It is a member of EARTO, FEDIT
and the Cartuja 83 Entrepreneur Circle;
Founding Member of RETA, Patron of
the Andalusian Industrial Heritage Foundation, the Foundation for Aerospace
Development of Andalusia, the Ex-Alumni Association of the Engineering School,
the Friends of the Engineering School
Foundation and Digital Video Broadcasting Association. AICIA takes an active
part in foundations, associations and organisations related to teaching, research
and industrial activities whether within
Andalusia, National or International.
One year more I must express my satisfaction in the progress of the Association, especially in this time of crisis and
change in which economic activity has
slowed down and waivers in the face of
uncertainty. As can be seen in detail in
the following pages, the teaching and
research objectives are still reached
with an efficient administrative structure
of quality that in 2009 processed 3,968
invoices and made 24,670 accountancy notes.

truly better and different. All this, thanks
to everyone who from various functions
and responsibilities continue to make
this possible, from the Managing Director
to the most recently arrived clerk, from
the head researcher to the youngest
grant holder.

I think myself lucky to work with them
and present this 2009 Report.
Thank you to all.

Manuel Ángel Martín López
President of AICIA
Tuesday, July 27th 2010

According to the data available to date
in 2010, the path is still firm and the progress stable. If the worst of the crisis is
now over, I am sure that the “F. de Paula
Rojas” Research and Industrial Cooperation Association of Andalusia will not
only benefit from better times but also
actively collaborate towards their being
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01/

The Whys

and Wherefores of AICIA
THE “F. DE PAULA ROJAS”
ANDALUSIAN ASSOCIATION FOR
RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL
COOPERATION (AICIA) IS A
NON PROFIT, PUBLIC SPIRITED
RESEARCH ASSOCIATION AIMED
AT PROMOTING, GUIDING AND
DEVELOPING INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH, PAYING SPECIAL
ATTENTION TO PUBLISHING AND
DISSEMINATING ITS RESULTS
TO BENEFIT THE ADVANCE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN ANDALUSIA
AND TO COLLABORATE IN
IMPROVING THE PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING OF ANDALUSIAN
ENGINEERS.

/ AICIA, Research and Industrial Cooperation
Association of Andalusia, is an organisation
offering technology and innovation services
to firms. It encourages the competitiveness
of its clients and contributes to the development of society by I+D+I activities.
AICIA was created in 1982 as the result of
an initiative of a group of professors of what
was then the Higher Technical Industrial
Engineering School of Seville (ETSII), who
were aware of the necessity for teachers at
this type of centres to experience the reality of industrial companies in order to transmit said reality to their students. They were
also aware of the human potential and the
capacity of service to industry and society
concentrated in the ESII.
It’s I+D+I activities are applied to sectors centred on all areas of Engineering, especially in
the following sectors:

02/
ALTHOUGH ASSOCIATION
ACTIVITIES ARE MAINLY
CARRIED OUT IN ANDALUSIA,
WITH SPAINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S INTEGRATION IN
EUROPEAN SUPRANATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS IT IS
INCREASINGLY PARTICIPATING
IN BOTH NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS.

/ In 2009, AICIA took part in 10 international projects and 91 I+D+I projects, and carried out numerous tests, analyses, studies
and consultancies, courses and workshops.
Amongst the international projects, various
corresponding to the VI and VII Framework
Programme of the European Commission
and others to the European Space Agency,
mainly in the areas of Electronics and Information Technology, Energy and Environment,
and Aeronautic Engineering.
Amongst the I+D+I projects are those corresponding to the CENIT calls (AICIA is participating in 18 CENIT projects from the 5 calls),
7 special and strategic projects and 8 AVANZA projects, as well as the proposals to the
Technological Corporation of Andalusia.

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THE TOTAL REVENUE OF AICIA
IN 2009 WAS MORE THAN 14.5
MILLION EUROS DISTRIBUTED
ACCORDING TO ITS ORIGIN:

THE ASSOCIATION
CONTINUES TO ENCOURAGE
GROWTH, PROMOTING THE
INCORPORATION OF NEW
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

5,5

9

35

9 41
26 3
0 43
3

27

9
26
0

27

5
26
0

25

2000

312

5

35

9

35

1
34
3

34

Number of technicians
and collaborators
1
34
3
34

5

26

0
25

5
26

2000 2000

5

35

9

35

1
34
3

34

9
26
0

27

5

26

0

25

26

0
25

2001 2001

Evolution
of the Association
2,0

79
54

2,061

2,0
54

2,061

1,3

2,061

49

2,061

,80
8

,80

14,200

8

8,0
9,5

9
159 12
,80 ,12
71
8 5

14,200

42

14,200

14,200
14,200

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AICIA’s
Activities
ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED BY AICIA
ACCORDING TO THEIR CLASSIFICATION AND YEAR:
97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

International I+D+I
projects

28

34

45

31

33

33

37

48

41

28

22

15

10

National I+D+I projects

28

37

31

21

48

53

37

31

45

104

128

93

91

Tests, Analysis,
Evaluations & Reports

24

52

29

30

23

26

17

13

14

10

8

13

8

Studies & Consultancies

25

31

29

40

25

21

25

33

31

28

42

46

48

Courses and Workshops

13

6

6

5

5

3

7

3

5

5

3

1

4

118

160

140

127

134

136

123

128

136

175

203

168

161

TOTAL

TOTAL OF PROJECTS
203
175

168

160
140
118

97

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98

99

127 134

136

00

02

01

123 128

03

04

161

136

05

06

07

08

09

I+D+I PROJECTS
BY CLIENT TYPE

1%

INTERNATIONAL

10%

NATIONAL

88%
COMPANIES

1%

AUTONOMOUS

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Main Economic
Details
ACCUMULATED STOCK
(thousands of Euros)

6,782

4,680

6,987

7,212

4,940

4,080
3,011
2,562

2002

TOTAL INCOME EVOLUTION

2003

2004

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2005

2006

12,778

10,439

8,510

7,335

7,981

16,615

(thousands of Euros)

2007

2008

14,699
Public
funds

15%

Private
funds

85%

2009

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

STUDENT
COLLABORATION GRANTS

651
624

596

573

549

564
486
466

314

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

RESEARCH GRANTS
FOR GRADUATES
37

30
21

2006

23

2007

2008

2009

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Organization

03/
THE HIGHEST GOVERNING
BODY OF THE ASSOCIATION
IS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CONSTITUTED BY THE
FOUNDING MEMBERS AND
THE NUMBER MEMBERS WHO
NOMINATE A PRESIDENT WHO
IS THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE,
AND A MANAGING DIRECTOR.

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/ The main functions of the General Assembly
are to approve accounts, budget and administration, to designate the General Director, to
vet the admission of new number members,
to sign cooperation agreements and to modify statutes.
The Controlling and Administrative body,
delegated by the General Assembly, is the
Board of Management, at present composed of the President, six members and the
Managing Director. Their functions include
preparing and administrating the budget,
evaluating proposals for research work, admitting new collaborating members and designating Team Directors.

The management and coordination of scientific-technical activities and of economic-administrative activities of the Association corresponds to the Managing Director.
The area of Direction-Management is structured into Work Teams led by team directors
named by the Board of Directors. These are
in charge of directing the scientific-technical
activities and enjoy a degree of autonomy, although they are controlled as to budget and
management by the General Director.

Organization chart

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Work
Teams

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Collaborating
Members
Associate
Members

ADMINISTRATIVE
MANAGEMENT

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General
Assembly

President:
D. Manuel Ángel Martín López

Full Members:
D. Valentín Alcázar Ródenas

Socios Numerarios:
D. Ramón González Carvajal

Presidente de la Comisión de Economía y Financiación de Pymes
de la CEA

Director Gerente de SACESA

Vicerrector de Transferencia Tecnológica de la Universidad de Sevilla

D. Javier Aracil Santonja

D. José Guerra Macho

Catedrático de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática de la ESI de Sevilla

Catedrático de Máquinas y Motores Térmicos de la ESI de Sevilla

D. Francisco Arteaga Alarcón

D. Manuel Gil Arrufat

Director General de SEVILLANA-ENDESA

Director General de Gas Natural Andalucía

D. Miguel Bermejo Herrero

D. Pablo Cortés Achedad

Socio Fundador

Director de la OTRI Universidad de Sevilla

D. José Luis Calvo Salazar

D. Enrique Navarrete Fernández

Presidente de la Asociación de Ingenieros Industriales de Andalucía
Occidental

Socio Fundador

D. Jacinto Cañete Rolloso

Presidente MP Corporación Industrial

Director General de la Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo de Andalucía

RESEARCH ACTIVITY OF AICIA
TACKLES THE MAIN AREAS
OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING,
TELECOMMUNICATIONS,
AERONAUTICS AND CHEMISTRY.

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/ This activity applied to I+D+I is centred on the following
sectors:
Sectors

1.

Aerospace

2

Bioengineering

3.

Energy

4.

Materials and Nanotechnology

5.

Environment

6.

Industrial Organization

7.

Information and Communications
Technology

8.

Production Technology

9.

Transport and Infrastructures

I+D+I Sector 1

Aerospace
AICIA activities in this sector range from airport infrastructures
to air traffic control through aeronautic material characterisation, propulsion, avionics and unmanned air vehicles.
AICIA has a laboratory accredited for aeronautic material characterization.

AICIA ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
RESEARCH AREAS IN THE SECTOR:
1. Navigation and Air Traffic Control

Application of engineering principals to the fields of medicine
and biology, amongst which stand out computer aided diagnosis, by techniques and methods of digital processing of multidimensional and signals used for clinical diagnosis based on
medical images obtained by photographs, ultrasonic radiology,
thermography etc.

THE MAIN RESEARCH AREAS
IN THIS SECTOR ARE:
1. Bio-medic engineering
2. Surgical instrumentation and technology

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I+D+I Sector 3

Energy
Energy supply from diverse safe sources that are economically
viable and environment friendly are essential for the sustainable
growth of society.
Research and technological development in the area of energy
and environment should tackle the necessity of dealing with
the risk from climate change efficiently and respond effectively
to the high energy demand from mature economies and the
rapidly growing needs of developing countries.
AICIA has directed its lines of research towards this necessity in
the last few years, giving priority to those projects and activities
that actively contribute to cleaner energy production.

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THE MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH
IN THIS SECTOR ARE:
1. Clean Energy Generation
2. Energy Transport and Supply
3. Power Plants
4. Renewable Energy
5. Saving and Efficient Use of Energy
6. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

I+D+I Sector 4

Materials and Nanotechnology
Research into new materials and nanotechnology is basic to
various current sectors of industry. Furthermore, the study of
the mechanical performance of materials is of great importance
for the stress analysis of any element constructed with them,
structures, machines, etc.

THE MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH
IN THIS SECTOR ARE:
1. Metallic Materials
2. Compound Materials
3. Metallurgic Technology
4. Nanotechnology

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I+D+I Sector 5

Environment
AICIA activities in the field of environment is centred on the
evaluation and control of contamination and noise, as well as
the cleaning of combustion gases and CO2 capture in order to
produce clean energy from fossil fuels.
In the same way, in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s society the treatment and recycling
of waste demands great effort in the generation and optimisation of new and existing processes.

THE MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH OF AICIA IN THIS
SECTOR ARE:
1. Evaluation and Control of Contamination
2. Evaluation and Control of Noise
3. Waste Analysis and Valuation
4. CO2 Capture and Storage Processes
5. Sustainability Evaluation
6. Environmental Integration and Process Energetic

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I+D+I Sector 6

Industrial
Organization
AICIA activities in this sector take in all those related to production management in manufacturing and service companies.
The design of the production process includes the necessary
aspects for defining the process of production before its implementation. Plant layout, store design, identification of production processes and their capacity, and final product distribution
activities stand out.
Production management includes the set of operations necessary for starting the process of production adequately, taking
into account production planning, production control, scheduling, and stock management amongst others.

THE MAIN RESEARCH AREAS OF AICIA IN THIS
SECTOR ARE:
1. Production Management
2. Business Management and Administration
3. Engineering project management
4. Industrial and Service Systems
5. Design, Management and Improvement of
Production Systems
6. Human Resources

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I+D+I Sector 7

Information and
Communication
Technologies
AICIA activities in the ITC sector are developed within the area
of circuit design and electronic and microelectronic, digital,
analogical and mixed systems for using in communication systems, industrial control, energy sector and aeronautics.
AICIA activity in the area of telecommunications is equally important, including the design and application of tools for transmitting information using radio electric waves, as well as signal
analysis, interpretation and manipulation.

Production
Technologies
Innovation in manufacturing processes contributes towards
maintaining our production sector competitive. The incorporation of new atomisation and control techniques permits an increase of processes, both in quantity and in quality as well as improving the condition of safety, energy saving, and environment.
Furthermore, robotics offers new prospects for improvement,
not only in manufacturing but also in services.

AICIA ACTIVITY PROVIDES SOLUTIONS
TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES:
1. Mechanics Technology
2. Metrology and Standardisation
3. Design and Manufacturing
4. Process Monitoring and Control
5. Atomization and Robotics
6. Instrumentation

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I+D+I Sector 9

Information and
Communication
Technologies
AICIA activities in the ITC sector are developed within the area
of circuit design and electronic and microelectronic, digital,
analogical and mixed systems for using in communication systems, industrial control, energy sector and aeronautics.
AICIA activity in the area of telecommunications is equally important, including the design and application of tools for transmitting information using radio electric waves, as well as signal
analysis, interpretation and manipulation.

Inmovilizado intangible
Immobilized intangible assets
Technical installations and other
immobilized material
Immobilized assets in affect of the
University departmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities

548,612

NET WORTH and LIABILITIES

NET WORTH

486,581

Equity

486,581

Capital
Results of prior years

14,607

534,005

Result of the fiscal year

8,227,728

CURRENT LIABILITY

Clients for sales and services rendered

8,220,779

Short term resource

Short Term financial investments
Other financial assets
Cash and other equivalent liquid assets

6,949

Commercial creditors and other
unpaid accounts

9,661,112

Purveyors

9,661,112

Various creditors

3,015,880

Other debts with Public
Administrations

Treasury stock

3,015,880

TOTAL ASSETS

21,453,332

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438,485
47,495

534,005

20,904,720

Commercial debtors and other unpaid
accounts

Other credits with Public Administration

601

Non Current Liability
Assets brought in by university
departments

CURRENT ASSETS

Fiscal Year
2009

TOTAL NET WORTH AND
LIABILITIES

20,432,746
7,659,653
12,773,093
557,276
11,567,285
648,532

21,453,332

Balances
ANDALUSIAN ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH & INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION

LOSES AND GAINS REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON 31ST DECEMBER 2009 (Euros)
Fiscal Year
2009
ON GOING TRANSACTIONS
Net value of the business turnover
Services rendered
Other operating income
Public funds received to finance projects
Supplies
Personnel expenses